Finance

Financial organizations rely on secure and accurate positioning, too, to harden their cybersecurity. As threats to GNSS grow, so does the need for a secure, resilient alternative.  

Assured PNT is essential across data networks—especially in finance. Regulatory bodies in several countries require highly precise timestamps on all transactions to ensure transparency and compliance.  

When milliseconds are worth millions, high-precision time synchronization is vital. Traders using GPS-based timing feed systems could be exposed to spoofing risks with catastrophic consequences.  

Available now, Iridium® PNT safeguards timestamp integrity by continuously cross-checking against other precision clocks. 

Actively deployed in financial market data centers worldwide, Iridium PNT serves as a resilient complement to GNSS for critical timing synchronization. It provides a vital contingency solution to protect the operations of financial networks and major stock exchanges. 

If GPS is disrupted or spoofed, Iridium PNT provides trusted timing and synchronization for continued communications viability. Its high-power, secure signal is exceptionally resistant to interference and manipulation—delivering unmatched reliability when it matters most. 

Iridium PNT Offers Financial Organizations:

• Reliable timing: Traceable to UTC, Iridium PNT can be used to discipline a primary reference clock (PRC) to help ensure persistent accuracy to UTC. 

• Indoor coverage: Iridium PNT delivers precise timing synchronization using an indoor antenna—eliminating the complexity and cost of rooftop GNSS installations.  

• • Ideal for environments where outdoor antennas are impractical or restricted, Iridium PNT uses a signal 30 dB stronger than GPS, enabling it to penetrate hard-to-reach indoor areas.  

• • Immune to signal multipath, providing consistent performance where GNSS struggles. 

• Interoperability: Iridium PNT can operate in parallel with GNSS to constantly monitor for timing agreement. Certain solutions also allow systems to fail over to Iridium PNT if they detect a GNSS compromise.  

• • Iridium PNT can be configured as the primary source of time rather than GNSS. 

• Security: The Iridium PNT signal—1,000 times stronger than GNSS—also possesses cryptographic protections, making it difficult to jam or spoof. 

• Resilience: Customers demand redundancy and need a reliable alternative to GPS/GNSS. A distinct source of timing, Iridium PNT works when GPS doesn’t.  

With a range of capabilities and price points, Iridium PNT solutions meet financial organizations’ assured timing and positioning needs.